The Worshipful Company of Farriers, both through the operation of the Examinations Board and by means of the procedures and regulations in place, is responsible for maintaining the integrity of the Diploma examination. To ensure continuation of this function, all examiners are members of the Examinations Board and, in addition to officiating at examinations, are expected to attend all meetings of the Board. The Board meets at least once per year, usually in October as part of the Annual Training and Standardisation Day.

The Examinations Board includes a number of senior farrier and veterinary surgeons with extensive knowledge and experience of farriery matters. All Board members act as Examiners for Worshipful Company of Farriers examinations. The Chairman of the Board is appointed by the Court of the Worshipful Company, normally for a term of at least three years.Examiners are appointed by the Court on the recommendation of the Examinations Board, and their term of appointment is normally for 5 years, after which time they are either re-appointed, or stand down.

The Court will appoint members of the Board to form an Examinations Executive Group to deal with administrative matters as they arise during the year. The Executive Group shall report to the Board at its annual meeting.

The terms of reference of the Examination Board and its Executive Group are:

• to prepare syllabuses for each of the Company’s examinations i.e. Diploma, Associateship and Fellowship.
• to be responsible to the Court for the organisation and conduct of the examinations.
• to set the standards required by those intending to present themselves for the Company’s examinations.
• to appoint suitably qualified persons as Examiners.
• to ensure that the integrity of the examination is maintained through the quality assurance system.
• to discuss policy matters and provide advice to the Court on examination related issues.